Banu Hashim
Banū Hāshim (Arabic:
بنو هاشم) was a clan in the
Quraish tribe. The
Islamic prophet Muhammad was a member of this
clan; his great-grandfather was
Hashim, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are called
Hashemites.
Banu Hashim was one of the clans of
Banu Abd al-Manaf (one of the most noble and respected tribes of the Quraish). Other branches of the Abdal-Manaf tribe were the
Banu Muttalib and the tribe of
Banu Abd Shams. Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle was head of the Hashim clan. The Banu Hashim were one of the most important clans in the Quraish tribe at the time of Muhammad's birth. Its importance came from its role as the keepers of the
Kaaba. During Muhammad's early prophethood, his uncle,
Abu Talib was head of the clan, and he subsequently faced heavy pressure from the rest of the Quraish tribe to keep his nephew in check. Despite this, Abu Talib never stopped supporting Muhammad. Abu Talib's son
Ali was the first child Muslim and husband of Muhammad's daughter,
Fatima Zahra. Abu Talib was amongst the first Muslims according to Shia, but according to Sunnis, he was never heard to have said the
Kalima and accordingly died a non-Muslim.Abu Talib and his brothers were in charge of feeding and watering the pilgrims who came to
Mecca every year to venerate the Kaaba, rumoured to have been built by
Ibrahim. At that time, the idols of the many tribes were placed in the Kaaba, numbering over 300, including an image of
Jesus.
In 617-619, the
Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad was in effect.
When Muhammad
took control of Mecca he removed all of the idols from the Kaaba and destroyed them, allowing only Ali, his cousin, to help him.
A list of Banu Hashim Sahaba: Males:*
Abu Talib ibn 'Abdul Muttalib " One of the paternal uncles of Islamic Prophet Mohammed. Abu Talib adopted Islamic Prophet Mohammed after the death of his father.
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Ali ibn Abu Talib " One of the Cousins of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed and he was the first Shi'a imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.
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Hassan ibn Ali - Second Shi'a Imam and he was poisoned by his wife at the order of Muawiyah I.
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Hussain ibn Ali - Third Shi'a Imam and he was martyred in the battle of Karbala along with other members of his family.
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Ali ibn Husayn - Fourth Shi'a Imam, only male survivor of the battle of Karbala.
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Ja'far ibn Abu Talib " One of the cousins of Islamic Prophet Mohammed and he was martyred in the battle of Mu'tah.
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Abdullah ibn Ja'far*
Aqeel ibn Abu Talib*
Talib ibn Abu Talib*
Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib " One of the paternal uncles of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed.
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Abdullah ibn Abbas " One of the cousins of Islamic Prophet Mohammed and he was and still is respected by Shi'as and Sunnis for his knowledge.
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'Abdullah ibn 'Abdul Muttalib - Father of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed.
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Harith ibn 'Abdul Muttalib " One of the paternal uncles of Islamic Prophet Mohammed.
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Hamza ibn 'Abdul Muttalib " One of the uncles of Islamic Prophet Mohammed and he was martyred in the battle of Uhud. :
Females:*
Fatima binte Asad " Mother of the first Shi'a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib. She also adopted the Islamic Prophet Mohammed after his both parents expired.
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Fatima binte Muhammad - Ali's first wife.
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Aminah binte Wahab - Muhammad's mother.
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Umm Khultum binte Ali " One of the daughter of the first Shi'a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib.
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Zaynab binte Ali - One of the daughters of the first Shi'a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib.
Those martyred at the battle of Karbala include:*
Hussain ibn Ali - Third Shi'a Imam and he was martyred in the battle of Karbala.
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Ali Akbar ibn Husayn*
Ali Asghar ibn Hussain*
Abbas ibn Ali " Son of Ali ibn Abu Talib and half-brother of Hussain ibn Ali.
* Abdullah ibn Ali
* Jafar ibn Ali
* Uthman ibn Ali
* Abdullah ibn Hassan - Elder son of Hassan ibn Ali.
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Qasim ibn Hassan - Youngest son of Hassan ibn Ali.
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Mohammad ibn Abdullah*
Aun ibn Abdullah*
Obaidah ibn al-Harith* Ibrahim ibn Ali
* Ibrahim ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
* Abu Bakr ibn Ali
* Ahmed ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali
* Bakr ibn Hassan ibn Ali
* Ja'far ibn Aqeel
* Abdul Rahman ibn Aqeel
* Abdul Rahman ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
* Abdullah ibn Hassan ibn Ali
* Abdullah ibn Hussain ibn Ali
* Abdullah ibn Aqeel
* Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
* Ubayd-Allah ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far
* Amru ibn Ali
* Mohammed ibn Abu Said ibn Aqeel
* Mohammed ibn Ali
* Mohammed ibn Aqeel
* Mohammed ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
Banu Hashim non-Sahaba:*
Abu Lahab " ''Muhammad's staunch enemy that died short after
Badr*
Umayyad*
Non-Muslims who interacted with Muslims during Muhammad's era*
Taba'een*
Ahlul Bayt*
Banu Hashim - Before the Birth of Islam
